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			{{Short description\|Glacier in India}}
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	\| name = Drang-Drung Glacier		\| name = Drang-Drung Glacier
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	\| ~~photo_caption~~ = Drang-Drung Glacier		\| caption = Drang-Drung Glacier
	\| type = Mountain glacier		\| type = Mountain glacier
	\| location = [[Himalaya Range]], [[Zanskar\|Zanskar Range]], [[Pensi La]], [[Ladakh]]		\| location = [[Himalaya Range]], [[Zanskar\|Zanskar Range]], [[Pensi La]], [[Ladakh]]
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	The '''Drang-Drung Glacier''' (also called '''Durung Drung Glacier''') is a mountain [[glacier]] near the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass at the Kargil - Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref name="Pensi La">{{cite book \| author=Janet Rizvi \| title=Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoluAAAAMAAJ&q=Drang+drung+glacier+pensi+la \| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=1996 \| publisher=Oxford University Press, 1996 \| isbn=978-0-19-564016-8 \| page=30}}</ref>

	The Drang-Drung Glacier is ~~likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh other than the~~ [[~~Siachen Glacier~~]] in the [[~~Karakoram Range~~]],<ref name="Drang drung ~~glacier~~">{{cite book \| author=Jasbir Singh \| title=The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ&q=drang+drung+glacier \| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=2004 \| publisher=Radha Krishan Anand & Co., 2004 \| isbn=978-81-88256-09-9 \| page=223}}</~~ref~~> with a maximum length of {{convert\|23\|km\|mi\|0}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/\|title=Zanskar Range\|publisher=himalayanclub.org\|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> at an average elevation of {{convert\|4,780\|m\|ft\|abbr=in}}. The glacier lies in the ~~northeastern [[Himalayan Range]] known as the [[Zanskar Range]], {{convert\|142\|km\|mi\|0}} south of~~ [[Kargil ~~town\|Kargil~~]] ~~and {{convert\|331\|km\|mi\|0}} east~~ of [[~~Srinagar~~]]~~, the capital of~~ [[~~Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir~~]].<ref name="~~Pensila~~">{{cite ~~web~~ \| ~~title~~=~~Zanskar~~ \| ~~url~~=~~http~~:~~//www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar~~ \| ~~archive-~~url=https://~~web~~.~~archive.org/web/20141006083159/http://www.rang7~~.com/~~newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar \| url-status~~=~~dead \| archive-date=6 October 2014~~ \| access-date=12 July 2012 \| ~~format~~=~~pdf~~ \| publisher=~~rang7.com~~ }}</ref>		The '''Drang-Drung Glacier''' (also called '''Durung Drung Glacier''') is a mountain [[glacier]] near the [[Pensi La]] pass on the Kargil-Zanskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref name="Pensi La">{{cite book \| author=Janet Rizvi \| title=Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoluAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=1996 \| publisher=Oxford University Press, 1996 \| isbn=978-0-19-564016-8 \| page=30}}</ref>

	The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a [[river source\|source]] of the [[Stod River]]<ref name="Pensi La"/> ~~which is~~ a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]] ~~and the Zanskar River is~~ a tributary of [[Indus River]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm\|title=Stod a tributary of Zanskar river\|publisher=tourisminjammukashmir\|access-date=2012-07-12\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724044111/http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm\|archive-date=24 July 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Doda Peak with an elevation of {{~~convert~~\|6,550\|m\|ft\|abbr=in}} rises from the glacier.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17/\|title=Expeditions and notes\|publisher=himalayanclub\|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>		The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh after the [[Siachen Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram Range]],<ref name="Drang drung glacier">{{cite book \| author=Jasbir Singh \| title=The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ\| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=2004 \| publisher=Radha Krishan Anand & Co.\| isbn=978-81-88256-09-9 \| page=223}}</ref> with a maximum length of {{cvt\|23\|km\|mi\|0}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/\|title=Zanskar Range\|publisher=himalayanclub.org\|access-date=2012-07-12\|archive-date=6 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063600/https://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> at an average elevation of {{cvt\|4,780\|m\|ft mi\|abbr=in}}. The glacier lies in the northeastern [[Himalayan Range]] known as the [[Zanskar Range]], {{cvt\|142\|km\|mi\|0}} south of [[Kargil town\|Kargil]] and {{cvt\|331\|km\|mi\|0}} east of [[Srinagar]], the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Pensila">{{cite web \| title=Zanskar \| url= http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar \| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083159/http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=6 October 2014 \| access-date=12 July 2012 \| format=pdf \| publisher=rang7.com }}</ref>
	[[File:Drang Drung glacier seen from the Pensi La pass.JPG\|thumb\|~~right~~\|Drang Drung Glacier seen from [[Pensi La]]]]
			The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a [[river source\|source]] of the [[Stod River]],<ref name="Pensi La"/> a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]], itself a tributary of the [[Indus River]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm\| title= Stod a tributary of Zanskar river\|publisher=tourisminjammukashmir\|access-date=2012-07-12\|url-status=dead\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120724044111/http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm\|archive-date=24 July 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Doda Peak with an elevation of {{cvt\|6,550\|m\|ft mi\|abbr=in}} rises from the glacier.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17/\|title=Expeditions and notes\|publisher=himalayanclub\|access-date=2012-07-12\|archive-date=24 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324034317/https://himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			[[File:Drang Drung glacier seen from the Pensi La pass.JPG\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Drang Drung Glacier seen from [[Pensi La]]]] @ladakh_adventure_0.1

	== Access ==		== Access ==
	The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from [[Srinagar]] or [[Srinagar Airport]] in two days, {{~~convert~~\|331\|km\|mi\|0}} by car or bus ~~which leads by~~ [[NH 1D]], ~~a national highway~~ which connects Srinagar and [[Leh]] through the towns of [[Ganderbal]], [[Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir\|Kangan]], [[Sonamarg]], and [[Dras]]. [[Kargil town]] is at the half-way point.{{cn\|date=September 2020}} From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> which passes through a gorge ~~valley~~ of [[Suru River (Indus)\|Suru River]] and ~~under the shades of~~ two mountain peaks of [[Nun]] and [[Nun Kun\|Kun]]. After crossing the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass a trek of one day<ref name="Drang drung">{{cite book \| author=Prem Singh Jina \| title=Ladakh: The Land and the People \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC~~&q=drang+drung+glacier~~&pg=PA35 \| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=1996 \| publisher=Indus Publishing, 1996 \| isbn=978-81-7387-057-6 \| page=35}}</ref> from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung ~~Glacier~~. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at [[Zojila]] and [[Pensi La]] passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp\|title=Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil\|~~publisher~~=travel.kashmironline.net\|access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref><ref name="Pensila"></ref>		The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from [[Srinagar]] or [[Srinagar Airport]] in two days, {{cvt\|331\|km\|mi\|0}} by car or bus along [[NH 1D]], which connects Srinagar and [[Leh]] through the towns of [[Ganderbal]], [[Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir\|Kangan]], [[Sonamarg]], and [[Dras]]. Kargil town is at the half-way point.{{cn\|date=September 2020}} From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> which passes through a gorge of the [[Suru River (Indus)\|Suru River]] and below two mountain peaks, [[Nun Kun\|Nun]] and [[Nun Kun\|Kun]]. After crossing the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass a trek of one day<ref name="Drang drung">{{cite book \| author=Prem Singh Jina \| title= Ladakh: The Land and the People \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC&pg=PA35 \| access-date=12 July 2012 \|year=1996 \| publisher=Indus Publishing, 1996 \| isbn=978-81-7387-057-6 \| page=35}}</ref> from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung glacier. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at [[Zojila]] and Pensi La passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp\|title=Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil\|website=travel.kashmironline.net\|access-date=2012-07-14\|archive-date=21 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421030533/http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp\|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rs?\|date=February 2023}}<ref name="Pensila"></ref>

	==References==		==References==
	~~<ref>[https://kashmirtravels.com/drang.html Drang Drung ]</ref>~~
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| photo = Drang-Drung-Glacier.jpg
| photo_caption = Drang-Drung Glacier
| type = Mountain glacier
| location = [[Himalaya Range]], [[Zanskar|Zanskar Range]], [[Pensi La]], [[Ladakh]]
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The '''Drang-Drung Glacier''' (also called '''Durung Drung Glacier''') is a mountain [[glacier]] near the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass at the Kargil - Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> in the [[Kargil district]] of [[Ladakh]] in [[India]].<ref name="Pensi La">{{cite book | author=Janet Rizvi | title=Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xoluAAAAMAAJ&q=Drang+drung+glacier+pensi+la | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Oxford University Press, 1996 | isbn=978-0-19-564016-8 | page=30}}</ref>

The Drang-Drung Glacier is likely to be the largest glacier in Ladakh other than the [[Siachen Glacier]] in the [[Karakoram Range]],<ref name="Drang drung glacier">{{cite book | author=Jasbir Singh | title=The Economy of Jammu & Kashmir | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ROfsAAAAMAAJ&q=drang+drung+glacier | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=2004 | publisher=Radha Krishan Anand & Co., 2004 | isbn=978-81-88256-09-9 | page=223}}</ref> with a maximum length of {{convert|23|km|mi|0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/zanskar-anyone/|title=Zanskar Range|publisher=himalayanclub.org|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref> at an average elevation of {{convert|4,780|m|ft|abbr=in}}. The glacier lies in the northeastern [[Himalayan Range]] known as the [[Zanskar Range]], {{convert|142|km|mi|0}} south of [[Kargil town|Kargil]] and {{convert|331|km|mi|0}} east of [[Srinagar]], the capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Pensila">{{cite web | title=Zanskar | url=http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083159/http://www.rang7.com/newguide/index/printpdf/slug/zanskar | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 October 2014 | access-date=12 July 2012 | format=pdf | publisher=rang7.com }}</ref>

The Drang-Drung Glacier is a long river of ice and snow, a [[river source|source]] of the [[Stod River]]<ref name="Pensi La"/> which is a tributary of the [[Zanskar River]] and the Zanskar River is a tributary of [[Indus River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm|title=Stod a tributary of Zanskar river|publisher=tourisminjammukashmir|access-date=2012-07-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724044111/http://www.tourisminjammukashmir.com/zanskar-tour.htm|archive-date=24 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Doda Peak with an elevation of {{convert|6,550|m|ft|abbr=in}} rises from the glacier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/expeditions-and-notes-17/|title=Expeditions and notes|publisher=himalayanclub|access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref>
[[File:Drang Drung glacier seen from the Pensi La pass.JPG|thumb|right|Drang Drung Glacier seen from [[Pensi La]]]]

== Access ==
The Drang-Drung Glacier is accessible from [[Srinagar]] or [[Srinagar Airport]] in two days, {{convert|331|km|mi|0}} by car or bus which leads by [[NH 1D]], a national highway which connects Srinagar and [[Leh]] through the towns of [[Ganderbal]], [[Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir|Kangan]], [[Sonamarg]], and [[Dras]]. [[Kargil town]] is at the half-way point.{{cn|date=September 2020}} From Kargil the glacier lies on the right side of Kargil-Zanaskar Road<ref name="Drang drung"/> which passes through a gorge valley of [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] and under the shades of two mountain peaks of [[Nun]] and [[Nun Kun|Kun]]. After crossing the [[Pensi La]] mountain pass a trek of one day<ref name="Drang drung">{{cite book | author=Prem Singh Jina | title=Ladakh: The Land and the People | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kjhcZgDy-WMC&q=drang+drung+glacier&pg=PA35 | access-date=12 July 2012 |year=1996 | publisher=Indus Publishing, 1996 | isbn=978-81-7387-057-6 | page=35}}</ref> from the road leads to the head of Drang-Drung Glacier. The road is only open to traffic from May–September due to heavy snowfall at [[Zojila]] and [[Pensi La]] passes, and the best time to visit is July to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.kashmironline.net/ladakh.asp|title=Ladakh, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil|publisher=travel.kashmironline.net|access-date=2012-07-14}}</ref><ref name="Pensila"></ref>

==References==
<ref>[https://kashmirtravels.com/drang.html Drang Drung ]</ref>
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